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Belgian Architect Urges not to Build New Buildings in Kathmandu

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Belgian Architect Urges not to Build New Buildings in Kathmandu
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April 30: Hen Bhaschrayuer, a renowned architect from Belgium, has requested the government to stop building more new houses in Kathmandu.

The Belgian architect made such statement after observing the haphazard infrastructure development of the capital city.

He said that most of the buildings in Kathmandu are constructed unsystematically and the digging of land for the ongoing infrastructure development is also unscientific.

According to him, the current trend of unplanned building construction in the city can bring disaster in the capital in future. 

Addressing an interaction titled “Condition of Residential construction in Nepal and Western Countries” organized in the capital recently, Bhaschrayuer said that people in Kathmandu are constructing new buildings by destroying the old historical monuments which is wrong. He identified it as a major damage of the history and suggested stopping it to preserve the old historical infrastructure.    

“Destroying historical monuments to build new structures will never bring development, it will cause damage to the history instead,” he added. 

He further said that people in Nepal are neglecting the possibility of future catastrophe and are thinking of instant benefits only.  

“Nepal is not a poor country. Though the country is weak economically, it is rich from heritage and cultural aspects. The country can utilize these historical monuments and culture for gaining economic prosperity,” he said.

By appreciating Germany and Cuba for the way they have preserved their historical monuments and cultural heritage, he suggested Nepal also to implement similar strategies to preserve the centuries-old monuments in the country.

“Unsystematic infrastructure development can cause damages to multiple factors which include land, air, open space, nature and heritage sites. The government in Nepal should be alert about the possible calamity and work for a planned city,” he added.        

 

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